The population of American eels has declined. They need protection, conservationists say, despite their resilience.

An international conference on trade in endangered species is set to vote Thursday on the protection of all types of eels. Japan plans to oppose it. The Conference of the Parties to the Convention on ...

A proposal from the European Union to regulate international trade in eel species is a key focus of an international conference on endangered species that opened on Monday. Japan is urging other ...

At an eel restaurant near Tokyo, four friends sit down to eat a Japanese delicacy now the subject of a heated international debate as its numbers decline. The eel, hugely popular across Japan, is also ...

Eels have been a staple of European diets for millennia, from London’s jellied eels to Spanish angulas. But the world’s appetite is bringing them to the brink of extinction. European rivers once ...

When the tide rolls out along the shoreline of San Pablo Bay, plots of long, sinewy grass, known as eel grass, peak out from the water. Researchers have long known these plots of grass as a favorite ...

Monday, Oct. 13, has the unique distinction of being the day two holidays are celebrated– Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day. Former President Joe Biden issued the first presidential ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Described as "the hottest record producers on the planet," The Dust Brothers, John King and Mike Simpson, have produced Beck's Grammy nominated album "Odelay", the eels' "Beautiful Freak" and a track ...

First detected in South Florida in the early 2000s, the sleek, snake-like fish — likely introduced through live food markets from Southeast Asia — now glide through the Everglades marshes as if they ...

Universal’s “Him” debuted in second place on Friday at the domestic box office, just a bit behind last weekend’s anime smash “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle.” Meanwhile, Sony’s ...